Shingel-gage.



J. A. AKSDAL.

SHINGLE GAGE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29. 1911.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

JOHN A. AKSDAL, 013 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

SHING-LE-GAGE.

Application filed May 29, 1917.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN A. AKsDAL, citizenof the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King andState of Washington, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Shingle-Gages, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shingle gages of that classemployed by shinglers in the operation of shingling a house, and theobject of my invention is to provide an extensible shingle which shallbe adapted to facilitate the operation of gaging the distance betweenthe horizontal line extending along the lower edge of a row of shinglesalready nailed to the side or roof of a house, and the horizontal linealong which is to extend the lower edge of the next upper row ofshingles to be nailed to said side or roof of said house, and which gageshall be further adapted to support the shingles of said. next upper rowin exact alinement with each other until they are all nailed to fastenthem in their relative positions. 7

Another object of my invention is to provide a shingle gage that shallembody a plurality of separable like sections, any one of which may beseparately used when short rows of shingles are to be nailed to a house;and two or more of which may be united for conjoint use when longer rowsof shingles are to be so nailed.

I accomplish these objects by devices illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a shinglegage embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of the same in horizontal section on brokenline 2, 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view of the same in vertical section on broken line 3, 3 ofFig. 1, showing it in its operative position when used to shingle thevertical side of a house; and

Fig. 41 is a view of parts of the same in vertical section on brokenline 1, 4; of Fig. 1, showing said parts in their operative positionswhen used to shingle an inclined roof of a house.

Referring to the drawings, throughout which like reference numeralsindicate like arts, 5 designates one section of a gage-bar having anintegral flange 6 that projects at a right angle from one side of one ofits edge portions throughout the length thereof,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

Serial No. 171,767.

which flange 6 serves as a straight-edge and which also tends to makethe gage-bar in-' flexible.

One end portion of the section 5 of said gage-bar is provided with atongue 7 that is rigidly fastened to the flanged side thereof to extendtherebcyond with its inner side surface in the same plane with saidflanged side of the section 5 of said gage-bar, said tongue 7 beingprovided with integral lugs 8 which project in opposite directions fromthe side edges of its outwardly projecting end portion, and beingfurther provided with a hole 9 as shown in Fig. 1.

The other end portion of the section 5 of the gage-bar is provided withtwo spaced cleats 10 and 11 disposed parallel with each other, oneadjacent to the inner side of the flange 6 and the other adjacent to theopposite edge of said section 5, the inner end portions of said cleats10 and 11 being offset to form spaces within which are removablydisposed lugs 12, like the lugs 8 of a tongue 13 which is like thetongue 7 of another abutting section 14, said tongue 13 being clamped inits position against the adjacent end portion of the section 5 by aclamping screw 15 and wing nut 16 thus separably to unite the twosections 5 and 14 to form a straight unitary gage-bar, as more clearlyshown in Fig. 2.

Releasably clamped to the flanged side of each of the sections, as tothe section 5, by means of clamping screws 17 and 18 and wing nuts 19and 20, respectively, are two angular brackets 21 and 22, respectively,as shown in Figs. 1 and'3, one portion of each of which brackets 21 and22 projects over the outer edge surface of the flange 6 to extend for adistance therefrom in the same plane thereof.

Rigidly fastened to both of the outer end portions of the brackets 21and 22, is a bar 23 of a length equal to the length of the section 5,and which bar 23 is disposed to extend parallel with the section 5 withits end surfaces registering with the respective end surfaces of saidsection 5, as shown in Fig. 1.

Releasably clamped to the flanged side of each of the sections, as tothe section 5, by means of clamping screws 24 and 25 and wing nuts 26and 27 respectively, are two brackets 28 and 29, respectively, integralwith each of which brackets 28 and 29 is a downwardly projecting memberof an eX-' tensible gage-rod (as members 30 and 31 re spectively) to thelower end of which is screwed another member, (as members 32 and 33respectively) thus to extend the length of said gage-rod, and each ofsaid gage-rods is provided with a scale of division marks indicatinginches and fractions of inches, as shown in Fig. 1.

Mounted on each of the gage-rods, to be slidably movable to differentpositions thereon, is a gage-block (as gage-blocks 34 and 35) which isprovided with a set screw (as set screws 36 and 37) which may serve tosecure its associated gage-block at a desired position on the gage-rodin an obvious manner. 1

Each of the gage-blocks 34 and 35 is provided with an integral prong (asprongs 38 and 39 respectively) which is ofthe form of a thin wedge andwhich is disposed to extend toward section 5' in a line parallel withand spaced from the gage-rod with which it is associated as more clearlyshown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The operation of a gage embodying my in vention in the manner describedis as follows:

When the vertical side of a house is to be shingled all parts of thegage are assembled as shown in Fig. l whereupon the prongs 38 and 39 areforcibly disposed to project upwardly betweenthe wall 40 of a house andthe bottom end portion of a shingle (as the shingle 41 shown in Fig. 3)of the row of shingles last nailed to the wall 40 in which positionssaid prongs will be maintained by pointed screws, as screws 42 and 43which are adjustably disposed to extend through sidewise projectingportions of the gageblocks 34 and 35 respectively, to force theirpointed ends into shingles of the next lower row, as into the single 44of Fig. 3.

When the prongs 3S and 39 are thus secured in their positions, thegage-rods are adjustably moved in the gage-blocks 34 and 35 topositions, indicated by division marks of the scale on the gage-rods,that will accurately dispose the upper edge surface of the section 5 ina horizontal plane that is at a required distance above the bottom edgeof the row of shingles represented by the shingle 41 in Fig. 3.

With the section 5 in such horizontal position, shingles of the next rowto be nailed, like the shingle 45 in Fig. 3, are disposed side by sidewith their bottom ends resting on the upper surface of the flanged edgeof said section 5, in which position they are fastened by nails to thewall 40, the adjacent bar 23 serving to prevent the shingles fromdisplacement by swinging away from the wall 40 before they are fastenedto the wall 40 bynails.

After the row of shingles has been nailed to the wall 40' then thescrews 42 and 43 are unscrewed, ill their-points are disengaged of ahouse, then the bar 23 becomes unnecessary since shingles disposed withtheir bottom ends in engagement with the flanged edge of section 5, asshown in Fig. 4, can have no tendency to move from their positions, andsaid bar 23 is removed by unscrewing the winged nuts 17 and 18 from theclamping screws 19 and 20 and removing the brackets 21 and 22 to whichsaid bar 23 is fastened.

Manifestly, sections, like section 5, may be of the same or of differentlengths and any number of them may be connected together to form aunitary structure of a desired length as conditions may require. 7

Obviously, changes may be made in the forms, dimensions and arrangementof parts of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof.

WVhat I claim is:

1. A. shingle gage of the class described which embodies a plurality ofsections separately joined end to end, each section comprising astraight bar provided with a flange projecting from one side of one ofits side edge portions; a plurality of extensible gage-rods attached toeach section to project outwardly from the other one of its side edgeportions in a plane parallel with and spaced from the planes of theunfianged side of said section, said gage-rods being provided withdivision marks of a scale representing units of distance; a gage-blockslidably mounted on each of said gage-rods, each of said gage-blocksbeing provided with an integral wedge-like prong adapted to be forciblyinserted between a wall and the lower edge portion of a shingle nailedto a house that is to be shingled; and releasable means for fasteningsaid prong in its operative position between said wall and said shingle.

2. A shingle gage of the class described which embodies a plurality ofsections separably joined end to end, each section comprising a straightbar provided with a flange projecting from one side of one of its s deedge portions; a plurality of extensible gagerods attached to eachsection to proj ect outwardly from the other one of its side edgeportions in a plane parallel with and spaced from the planes of theunflanged side of said section said gage-rods being provided withdivisionama rks of a" scale repre senting units of distance; agage-block slidably mounted on each of said gage-rods, each of saidgage-blocks being provided with an integral wedge-like prong adapted tobe forcibly inserted between a wall and the lower edge portion of ashingle nailed to a house that is to be shingled; releasable means forfastening said prong in its operative position between said wall andsaid shingle; two removable brackets attached to each of said sections,each of said brackets being provided with an integral portion thatprojects over the flange of said section in a plane parallel with andspaced from the unflanged side of said section; and a bar secured toboth of the outer ends of said two brackets to extend in a positionparallel with and spaced from said section.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 19th day of May,A. D., 1917.

JOHN A. AKSDAL.

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Washington, D. 0.

